North Judson-San Pierre Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said that planned renovations to the school’s swimming area will still be done in the spring as planned but they must deal with an unforeseen issue first.
Dr. Zupin stated that Maintenance Director Wilbur Collins noticed something wrong with the pool that required an immediate repair.
“The main drain boxes are really corroded.” Zupin said, “They corroded and that was what was allowing the dirt and the water to get into the pool which is what Mr. Collins saw with discoloration, so we needed to replace the main drain boxes.”
The superintendent said that workers with the company Buddenbaum & Moore Commercial Pool Services had to cut along the whole width of the pool in order to replace the corroded boxes. She said the boxes have been put in and the piping has been set but now they have to re-tile. Once the re-tiling is complete, there is a cure period of about 28 to 30 days.
In the meanwhile, Dr. Zupin said that Knox Schools have been allowing the North Judson-San Pierre swim teams to utilize their facility for practices. She said they are very grateful to the neighboring school corporation for allowing students to use that pool while theirs is being repaired.
After the repair is completed, Dr. Zupin said they will go through with the planned renovation which includes updating temperature control and de-humidification in the pool area. That project is planned to commence this spring and work will be done over the summer so it can be completed by next school year.
The pool-area renovations are a part of this year’s lease rental bond projects while the pool repair is being covered by left over construction money from general obligation bonds issued last year.
